Why is this TT-33 so expensive?

[DiverDwn]

Am I missing something?

http://www.buymilsurp.com/russian-t...2x25-2-mags-holster-1952-izhvesk-p-40580.html

Russian TT-33 Tokarev Pistol 7.62x25 2 Mags Holster 1952 Izhvesk
$675.00

Russian TT-33 Pistol. 7.62X25 with 2 Lanyard Loop Magazines, Holster, Lanyard, Cleaning Rod. VG-EXC Bore, Matching Frame, Slide, . Import Marked

 

[jonnyc]

No safety.

 

[Hardcase]

Also, it is an ex-Soviet Tokarev. The "cheap" models are from the satellites.

 

[DiverDwn]

Wow. That makes it worth 3 1/2 times a Romanian? And that is definitely not perfect condition, so far as I can tell. The leather is great, but the gun looks like they've been using a lot of corrosive primer ammo. I'd want to see it apart before I bought it.

 

[gyvel]

I find it odd that it is listed as "import marked." That right there implies that it slipped through the cracks. I know of at least one German who is doing hard time for selling Polish Tokarevs that did not have safeties.

 

[jonnyc]

These were refinished East German surplus that was imported, apparently illegally, 5 or 6 years ago. They slipped through the cracks and lots were sold before they were confiscated and the importer/dealer got squashed.

 

[Nakanokalronin]

Wow. That makes it worth 3 1/2 times a Romanian?

To a collector, yes. To a shooter, no.